In some countries university students live at home with their family while they study, whereas in other countries students attend university in another city. Do you think the benefits of living away from home during university outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from own knowledge or experience.

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Choosing a proper
university
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can always be a big deal for
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families all over the world. Except for which major to choose or which campus to enter, the biggest problem must be which city to choose. Judging whether kids
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at
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hometown
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or go out
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another city is a question about thinking emotionally or rationally. But it is definitely true that the benefits of living away from
home
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during
university
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can outweigh the disadvantages. Flying to another city or even another country can be a really great chance to get in touch with more
things
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.
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,
students
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can get to know a lot more
people
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who
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from different nations and using different languages. That can be a fantastic opportunity to know more about the cultures that are far
way
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away
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from
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'
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. And
students
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can
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practise their second or third languages when chatting with these foreigners.
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,
students
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also
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have the opportunity to
futher
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further
develop themselves. As they enter a higher level school, there will be a lot of smart
people
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and excellent professors, which means
students
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can learn plenty of not only knowledge
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but
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methods, the way to think, the convenient tools they use or even some valuable life experience.
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but not least,
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university
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can make a kid
be
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more independent. Teenagers need to know more than just simple life
things
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like how to wash their clothes or how to cook. They
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need to learn how to protect
theirselves
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themselves
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when in danger, how to deal with some problems they never met before, and what to do if they get into
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trouble. Being away from
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parents
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their parents
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, they need to do all of those
things
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by just themselves, or with friends. The disadvantages of leaving
home
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can be really obvious, but emotional.
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, some
parents
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will think if their kids are in
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place
that is
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far away, they will have less
conection
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connection
and even might never go back to their hometown.
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, as technology
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,
people
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can meet each other online, and if in need, spending some hours and quickly
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home
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can
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be possible to achieve. That cannot be a big deal.
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, some elder
people
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will say their children might get into danger when they are not aside. But the thing is, those
university
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students
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are already adults. They
must
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need to know how to deal with all of those
things
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that are used to be worried by
parents
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and teachers. So that can be neither a big problem. Generally,
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living away from
home
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can have some disadvantages for those emotional
family
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families
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,
but
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the truth is
parents
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need to leave space for kids to grow.
University
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students
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are still young, truly, but that's not why
parents
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treat them like flowers in a greenhouse and protect them. They need to be exercised, and
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the most important lesson in their life: how to be an adult.
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task achievement
Try to develop your ideas more comprehensively. Explain your points in detail with clear examples or reasons.
coherence cohesion
Ensure each paragraph has a topic sentence and that your essay has clear paragraphs with a beginning, middle, and end that all fit together well.
task achievement
Consider addressing some potential counterarguments to strengthen your essay.
task achievement
You have provided relevant examples to support your main ideas, such as the opportunity to practice languages and the importance of independence.
coherence cohesion
Your essay has a clear conclusion that summarizes your opinion effectively.

Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • independence
  • self-reliance
  • finance management
  • exposure
  • broaden horizons
  • open-minded
  • adaptability
  • conducive environment
  • isolation
  • homesickness
  • financial burden
  • household duties
  • academic responsibilities
  • personal growth
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